Hose coupling



G. W. CHARETTE HOSE COUPLING Filed Jan. l5, 1923 Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED. STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. CHARETTE, OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ASSIGNOB F ONE-HALFTO HUGH DONNAN, OE FORT COLLINS, COLORADO.

' HOSE COUPLING;

Application led January 15, 1923. Serial No. 612,783.

To all whom z't may conce/rn.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. CHARETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Collins, in the county of Larimer and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose Couplings, of \vl1ich the following is a specifica-,1

tion.

My invention relates to hose-couplings, and more particularly to couplings for flexible hose, and thc` like; and is adapted also for connecting pipe to a faucet or nozzle. It consists of an internal bracing thimble, an external sleeve, and a plurality of sleeves to take into the external sleeve and bind and hold the pipe between said sleeve and the thimble.` 'hen the connection is applied to a nozzle, or the like, one end of the tliirnble is bent up to form an annular flange to engage tl flange of the nozzle or faucet.

llnject of the invention is to so construct the saine that it will have but few parts, will he eflicicnt, durable, may be easily and cheaply manufactured, and the parts comprising the same may be repaired or replaced with little expense.

ln the drawings forming a part of this lsl'iecification, and in which like symbols of reference represent corresponding parts in the several vicwsz- Figur(l 1. is a longitudinal, sectional view of the device, as it appears applied;

Figure 2- is n central section of the device, as it appt-ars applied to a faucet; and,

Figure 3 is a view of the forni shownin Fig. 2. 3

In the drawings the numerals 1 and 2 re' resent sections of a pipe connected and he d h v lh(- dcviec. 2 and i are sleeves adapted to embrace the sections of pipe; and 5 an internal bracing thiniblc between which and the sleeves 5 and 4 the pipe sections are damped and held. (i is a shoulder forming aI groove in thc thi1nhle,.tlie object of the saine being to receive an internal ridge 7 on the external sleeve 13, sid ridge engaging the groove and holding the parts securely together.

11 represents the internal threads on the external sleeve; 12 external threads on sleeves 3 and 4; and 14 is the niodilied external sleeve used for faucets or nozzles, the same formed with a flange 15. The flange 15 engages a groove formed by an upturned fiange 16 on the thiinble. The groove in the thimble also receives flange 17 ormed on a connecting sleeve 8. The sleeve 8 has internal threads 10 formed in the saine 'to receive Athe nozzle or faucet.

The operation of the device will be apparent from the foregoing description. The bracing thimble and external sleeve are placed in position the ridge on the latter taking into the groove in the former, the pipe sections forced in between the same, and the sleeves 3 and 4 are then screwed in place, making a secure connection.

Havin now fully described my invention, what I caim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hose-cou ing, comprising an internal bracing thim le having reduced ends and a circumferential groove in its center, an external sleeve having a rid e to engage the roove in the internalthimb e, and means for olding pipe between the saine.

2. A hose-coupling, comprising an internal thimble having its center enlarged and a circumferential groove in the same, an external sleeve having a. ridge to engage the groove in the internal thiinble, and means for connecting and holding the. sleeves in proper relation to each other.

3. hose-coupling, comprising an internal thimble formed with an enlarged center and a circumferential roove in the same, and an external sleeve ormed with a rib to engage the lgroove of the thimble.

4. A hosecoupling, comprising an inter- `nal thimble formed witlra flange on the inner end and being reduced on itsother end, an `external sleeve liaving a flange to engage the internal thimble Harige, and neans for connecting a collar to the tliimble ange. c

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

GEORGE W. CHARETTE. 

